Synthesis of isoquinolines from α-aryl vinyl azides and internal alkynes by Rh-Cu bimetallic cooperation

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 50, Issue 26, 2011, Pages 5927-5931

  Wang, Yi Feng ^a   Toh, Kah Kah ^a   Lee, Jian Yuan ^a   Chiba, Shunsuke ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

alkynes; azides; copper; heterocycles; rhodium

Indexed keywords

2 ,2 ,6 ,6-TETRAMETHYLPIPERIDINE-1-OXYL; ALKYNES; AZIDES; HETEROCYCLES; INTERNAL ALKYNES; ISOQUINOLINES; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; MULTI-STEP; N ,N-DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; SYNTHETIC METHODS;

ACETYLENE; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; RHODIUM;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79959248591     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201101009     Document Type: Article

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